TRANSIT BIPARTITION/METABOLIC SURGERY (Type 2 Diabetes Surgery)
Q: What is Metabolic Surgery?
A: Metabolic surgery is applied to Type 2 diabetes patients; It is a treatment aimed at curing diabetes mellitus permanently. There is no need for the patient to be overweight for metabolic surgery, which is a treatment method that overweight diabetes patients can also choose.
Q: How is Transit Bipartition surgery performed?
A: It takes place in two stages. In the first stage, in order to control blood sugar, a portion of the stomach volume is removed and the stomach is reduced. At this stage, it is taken in the part of the stomach where the hormone that increases the appetite and desire to eat is located.
In the second stage, after a part of the intestine is removed, two different intestinal tracts are created, the first between the stomach and the intestine, and the second between the small intestine and the small intestine.
Q: Can Transit Bipartition Surgery be applied to Type 1 patients?
A: No. Type 1 patients do not need this surgery because they do not produce insulin.